Blockchain Blueprint for a New Economy By Melanie Swan

ISBN 10: 1491920491

ISBN 13: 9781491920497

Bitcoin is starting to come into its own as a digital currency, but the blockchain technology behind it could prove to be much more significant This book takes you beyond the currency Blockchain 10 and smart contracts Blockchain 20 to demonstrate how the blockchain is in position to become the fifth disruptive computing paradigm after mainframes, PCs, the Internet, and mobilesocial networking Author Melanie Swan, Founder of the Institute for Blockchain Studies, explains that the blockchain is essentially a public ledger with potential as a worldwide, decentralized record for the registration, inventory, and transfer of all assetsnot just finances, but property and intangible assets such as votes, software, health data, and ideas Topics include Concepts, features, and functionality of Bitcoin and the blockchain Using the blockchain for automated tracking of all digital endeavors Enabling censorshipresistant organizational models Creating a decentralized digital repository to verify identity Possibility of cheaper, more efficient services traditionally provided by nations Blockchain for science making better use of the datamining network Personal health record storage, including access to ones own genomic data Open access academic publishing on the blockchain This book is part of an ongoing OReilly series Mastering Bitcoin Unlocking Digital CryptoCurrencies introduces Bitcoin and describes the technology behind Bitcoin and the blockchain Blockchain Blueprint for a New Economy considers theoretical, philosophical, and societal impact of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies